[External iliac artery rupture as a manifestation of aspergillosis in a renal transplant recipient].
A 28 year old man developed acute cellular rejection after renal transplantation. He received double i.v. pulses of methylprednisolone. A spontaneous rupture of the right external iliac artery occurred. Histology revealed the presence of aspergillosis. A review of the literature is included.
Ardiles
L
L
Instituto de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia.
Pisano
R
R
Mezzano
S
S
Corti
D
D
D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*
Rotura de la arteria ilíaca externa como manifestación de aspergilosis localizada en transplantado renal.